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W. FELSTEAD HEEL FOR BOOTS AND SHOES Filed April 25. 1923 Fmn, 9 f 5 xi/5 \\\M\\\\\\ U: I i HHHIIIIHHIIIIIHH 4 WITNESSES i INVENTOH I \\\\q\\LWLL /AM FELSTEAD 6%;

- r A "ORA/78 Patented ()et 13, 1925.

MNITEM WILLIAM i315 VIGTURIA, I;

Application filed .lpril Greetroned l and 1! ii he ml (l e or and L.

This in heel isi'ticuction tether ohjec he rovision ol' :1 one or eplurelitr oi CWlllO ere :urely retained ii. poi

or shell and so arrzi i inin gportion "ombine therewith to term on meldsi rtsoo w cushioning; r

the same We to dispose the t the same b readjusted and sefurther iioningelo Worn they inn id to to the i ms prolonggir writ V l further objectis to so construct the i i i e? zntiqliippin {lfto sections the e t insaid devices may he d A 2 or inoperative positions d siredw 1e shore andother objects will appear Wire (1 curly 'i lOlll the tollowing detaildoiption when tal'en in connection with th accompanying; drawing, whichillustrates A preferred emhoniment ot the inventive idea.

in the chi'ewing Figure l is 21 top plan View of the heel constructed inaccordance With the inven tion;

Figure 2 is u bottom plan View thereoi zirtly broken sway;

Figure 3 a longitudinal sectional View;

Figure at is a perspective View of one of the anti-slipping); devicesWhich maybe our plo ied in connection with the invention; and

Figure is a sectional View showing an anti-slipping device in itsoperative position A @IJIMCIBIA, CANADA.

inn hoin i the contour of i i l lugs s .teriel in- 5 is provided s '7,cert-sin of esteners 8 J V the upper or inthe his out the leeh othersninps being: ed pted to receive the heel ses u pluralz'ilthoueh it i Jbe dsirerl this lift u i s hown,

er l A s 1 li'it A 'n'iost seetheir edges the caring ions 19 n V. spacedfrom the 1 er surface 0 to PIO'VldO on anon 13 the depth ot which nessof the three low v. the hit, the outer new" section 7 V e lo -o'er h inthat oi :h i. portion or the 1T; T;)-(L the inn r end of tithe i Therecess l3 Whit-l; oi'itends completely WOLF-fl the three lowermostsections 12 of "ft is designed to reserve :1 plurality of coal ionin relements whirl! preferably nuide of strips of robbe y, there being;three oi such elements shown in the drawing, (see Figure 2) it will ofcourse, be understood that these cushioning elements may be combinedinto a unitary structure With-- out departing from the spirit or scopeoi the invention. The Width of each of the elements 15 is such that thesome will fit snug ly Within the recess 13 and the depth of saidelements is greater than that of the recess 13 so that portions of saidelements will Xtend beyond the lower edge of the casing l and thelowermost section 12 of the lift, thus combining with said lift toprovide an air space 16 in the lower portion of the heel which will beeffective in creating a. suction to prevent slipping,

The cushioning elements 15 are preferably secured in position bystriking from the wall of the casing 4 the inwardly projecting lockingtongues 17 which engage the elements in such manner as to preventdisplace ment thereof. As the lower edges of the cushioning elements 15become worn to the level of the lowermost section 12 0f the lift, thesections may be readjusted to project a portion thereof beyond saidlowermost section by first utilizing a suitable tool to dis engage thelocking tongues 17 from the sections after which another suitable toolmay be inserted into openings 18 formed in the wall of the casing 4t andengaged with said sect-ions to move the same out wardly until they aredisengaged from the remainder of the heel. Any desirable fillingmaterial (not shown) may then be inserted into the recess 13 and packedin the inner end thereof, following which the elements 15 may again bereplaced and secured in position by the tongues 17 with portions of saidelements projecting below the lowermost section 12.

The heel is so constructed that if desired, a plurality of anti-slippingdevices may be used in connection therewith which will be of especialutility when walking on slippery surfaces. Each of these anti-slippingdevices 19 is in the form of substantially 1L shaped body made of asingle length of suitable i'i'iaterial. the ends of which are sharpened.as indicated at 20. The body is so shaped as to receive between the sidemembers thereof one of the cushioning elements 15, as shown in Figure lJhGD the device 19 is in its operative position the web portion 21. ofthe device will be in engagement with the portion of the uppermostsection '12 which forms the inner end of the recess 13 and the sharpenededges of said device will then project slightly below the lower end ofthe element 15. Should it be found inconvenient or unnecessary to usethe 1,557,eas

antislipping devices, the same may be either entirely removed from thecushioning elements 15, or may be reversed with respect to the positionshown in Figure 5, with the web portion 21 in engagement with the loweror tread edges of said elements. In either of the operative orinoperative positions of the anti-slipping devices the sides thereofwill be interposed betr-ieen the three lower sections of the lift andthe wall of the casing t and thus be securely retained in posi tion.

i fhat is claimed is:

1. A heel for boots and shoes. comprising a casing having its upper endextending inwardly at right-angles and forming means by which the casingcan be secured to a boot or shoe, a lift in the casing, the top portionof the lift being of the same dimension as the interior of the casingand engaging the wall and the inwardly extending portion thereof and theremainder of the lift being smaller than the top portion and spaced fromthe wall of the casing and forming therewith recess extending entirelyaround the said casing, a cushion fitting in the recess and extendingbelow the lift and the lower end of the casing and entirely around theheel, and means for securing the cushion in said recess whereby an airspace will be formed at the lower part of the heel.

2. A heel for boots and shoes comprising a shell having at its upper endright angular inwardly projecting and apertured lugs, a lift formed of aplurality of sections, the uppermost section fitting snugly in the shell:inst the lugs thereof. the remaining sections of the lift bein smallerthan the first section and forming with the shell an annular recess,cushioning members in the said recess and projecting below the shell andthe lowermost lift section and means for secur ing the said members inthe recess.

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